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TIL, with a running start, Usain Bolt ran a 100m in 8.70 seconds in 2009

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yQVRl TIL During Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship sedated political prisoners were thrown – still alive – from military planes into the freezing waters of the South Atlantic.
LOE0 TIL that legendary Hollywood producer Hal Roach would employ someone called a “wildie” who was either an insane person or a drunk to sit in his writers’ room and spout crazy ideas whenever they had writer’s block
ZXXa TIL that mosquitoes are the single largest human killers. Second only to humans.
mVEO TIL that the Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure in the world
e0dN5 TIL diclofenac is toxic to some birds and its use in livestock is linked to a drop in vulture populations, which causes a rise in feral dogs populations and an increased risk of rabies transmission